Clear Skies Likely on Caucus Night

By Shailagh Murray
Merry Christmas, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. The 10-day forecast for Des Moines, Iowa, posted today by weather.com, predicts a fine day for caucus going: Partly cloudy, a high of 30 and a low of 18, with a 20 percent chance of precipitation.

Clinton and Obama are both counting on big turnouts to push them over the top, including lots of caucus newcomers. A cold and snowy night, the campaigns feared, could keep all but the die-hards -- a.k.a John Edwards supporters -- at home.